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British General Elections Live Thread
The Daily Telegraph ^ | 05/07/10 | Daily Telegraph

Posted on 05/06/2010 11:31:36 AM PDT by TonyInOhio

The 2010 General Elections in the United Kingdom are underway, and the first results will trickle in in the next few hours. Post your observations here, and let's all root for the Tories!

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; brown; cameron; clegg; gordonbrown; nickclegg; uk
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To: jabbermog

Sinn Fein held onto a seat


121 posted on 05/06/2010 4:43:36 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: GeronL

There’s going to be hell to pay for the Electoral Commission and the returning officers around the UK. This looks pretty bad.


122 posted on 05/06/2010 4:44:02 PM PDT by BCEagles
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To: BCEagles

600 turned away from a contested seat is going to be very big trouble.


123 posted on 05/06/2010 4:44:53 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: BCEagles

Edinburgh South Labour Lib Dem Gain

LibDems took a Labour seat!!


124 posted on 05/06/2010 4:46:39 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: BCEagles

Sinn Fein held a safe seat and the Lib Dems took away a Labour seat

Edinburgh South > LibDem Gain


125 posted on 05/06/2010 4:48:28 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: apillar

.....Why the H__l isn’t BBC-America.....

BBC spelled backward is CNN. Bad news is overlooked


126 posted on 05/06/2010 4:51:06 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: TonyInOhio; All

BBC Live video:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/liveevent/


127 posted on 05/06/2010 4:52:23 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: GeronL

Labour won Darlington, but there was a 9% swing to the Conservatives.

4.3% from the Lib Dems to Tories in Thornbury & Yate (LD hold).


128 posted on 05/06/2010 4:53:19 PM PDT by BCEagles
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To: GeronL

DUP holds a seat


129 posted on 05/06/2010 4:53:20 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: TonyInOhio

Peter Robinson lost Belfast East. He can thank his wife and her boyfriend for that...


130 posted on 05/06/2010 4:54:38 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: BCEagles

How much does this BBC election boat party with champagne costing taxpayers?


131 posted on 05/06/2010 4:55:06 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: GeronL

DUP leader loses his seat!


132 posted on 05/06/2010 4:55:36 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

thats stinks


133 posted on 05/06/2010 4:57:06 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

What the heck is the Alliance Party??


134 posted on 05/06/2010 4:57:45 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: GeronL

Supposedly Alliance is a non-secterian party but whether its left or right I do not know.


135 posted on 05/06/2010 4:58:34 PM PDT by C19fan
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These swings are amazing.


136 posted on 05/06/2010 4:59:09 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: GeronL

Non-Sectarian party in NI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland

http://www.allianceparty.org/


137 posted on 05/06/2010 5:00:05 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: GeronL

Excellent point. I am ignoring their coverage, seems they are more interested in the opinions of celebs....


138 posted on 05/06/2010 5:00:20 PM PDT by UKrepublican
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To: GeronL

Yeah, his wife had a young (19?) boyfriend.

Robinson also had issues with the Expenses scandal.


139 posted on 05/06/2010 5:01:36 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: UKrepublican

I finding this all interesting.

I wonder if I can get Texas to secede and create a Parliament? heh


140 posted on 05/06/2010 5:03:11 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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